Tip leads deputies to stolen appliances

LEE COUNTY: Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say washers, dryers and even a pit bull were all part of a major stolen appliances bust in Lee County. It was a tip that led deputies straight to their suspect.

Wednesday, deputies received a tip that the trailer on the back of a beat-up, old van was stolen. So, they pulled the driver over.

As it turned out, the trailer wasn't stolen. But investigators say the appliances on it were.

Deputies say the driver stole the items from two vacant Lehigh Acres homes Wednesday and neighbors say they saw him loading the appliances onto the trailer.

The sheriff's office believes the man's intent was to sell items to make some cash.